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ton may involve a slight reduction OF the
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ton may involve slight reduction OF III,
advantages which We award our HON,
productions. But the entire Withdrawal
7 Of such advantages ahould not be contem
plated. The question Of FREQ trade ls ab
eolntely Irrelevant, and the perulsten
claim made In Certain quartera that all eli
forts to relieve the people from unjust ant
unnecessary taxation are schemes OF &C
called free traders, Ia mlschisvous and ial
removed from any consideration for The
public good. The simple and plain duty
which we owe tho people is to reduce tax
alton to the necessary expensee OF an eco.
nomical operation Of the Government
and to restore 10 the business OF tho couu.
try the money which We hold In the
treasury through tho perverson oil gov.
ernmsntal powers. These things can and
should be done with safety to all our In.
dustries, without danger to the opportunI.
ty Tor remunerativo labor which our work.
iugmen need, and with benefit to them
and all our people, by cheapsning their
means OF subsistence and inceraaing the
measure oil their comfort. .# F-0Ui
BrATR or THE UNION A MINOR MATTER.
The Constitution provides that the
President "shall, from time to time, give
to the Congress information Of the state
OF the Union" U,.
1t has been the custom OF the Execu.
tive, In compliance with this provision, to
annually exhibit 10 tho Congress, at the
opening Of its uossion, the general condl.
ton OF the country, and to detail, with
some particularly, the operations OF the
different executive departments. II would
be especially agreeable to follow thiu
course OF the present time, and to call at.
tention tothe valuable accomplishments Of
thsse departmental daring the laat Ascal
year. But am 90 much impressed With tho
paramount importance OF the subject 10
which INSTRUMENTATION has thus far been
devoted, that shall forego the addition
OF any other topic, and only urge upon
your immediate confederation the 'state
OF tho Union," as shown In tho present
condition Of our treasury and our general
f.cal Bituation, upon which every ole.
ment Of our safety and prosperity de-
ponds. The reports OF heads Of depart.
ments, which will be submitted, contain
full and explicit information touching
the transactions Of tho businesa Entrusted
to them, and such recommendations re-.
lating to legislation in the public interest
as they deem advisable. l ask for these
reports and recommendations the deliber-
ate examination and action OF the legBls.
tive branch Of tho government.
There ere other suhjac not embraced
in the departmental reports demsnding
Legislative confederation, and which /
should be glad 10 submit. Some oil them,
however, have been earnestly presented
in previous messages, and as to them, l beg
leave to repeat prior recommendations As
the law makes no provision for any report
from the Department Of State, brief his
tory OF the transactions OF that important
department, together with other matters
which it may hereafter DO doomed essen
tial 10 commend to the attention OF Con-
gress, may furnish the occasion for a
future communication.
GROVER CLEVELAND,
Washington, December s, 1887.